THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, DECEMBER, 1928 



THE NIGHT IN BACK 



OF CHRISTMAS 



"Twas the night after Christmas and all 



through the flat, 

 Every creature was wide-awake — barring 



the cat; 

 The stockings were flung in a heap in a 



chair. 

 Quite empty of candy St. Nick had put 



there. 

 The children wci'e all doubled up in their 



beds 

 With pains in their tummies and aches in 



their heads. 

 Mamma heated water, while I, in my 



wrapper. 

 Was walking the kid (who is not a kid- 

 napper) ; 

 When out on the street there arose a 



great clatter, 

 And I put down the kid to see what was 



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the matter; 

 Rushed out in entry, threw the door open 



wide. 

 And found an old gentlemen standing out- 

 side. 

 I looked at him closely, and realized then 

 'Twas the doctor I sent for that morning 



at ten. 

 He was dressed in an ulster to keep him 



from chills. 

 And his pockets were bulging with boxes 



of pills. 

 He came to the nursery and opened his 



pack, 

 Full of fresh paragoric and strong ipecac; 

 Rhubarb and soda mints, fine castor oil, 

 And pink sticking plaster, rolled up in a 



coil. 

 The children all howled in a chorus of 



pain. 

 And the kid lifted up his contralto again. 

 He felt all their pulses and looked at their 



tongues. 

 Took all their temperatures, sounded their 



lungs. 

 When he'd dosed all the children, and 



silenced the kid. 

 He put back his medicine, down the stairs 



slid, 

 .Jumped into his cab, and said to the 



driver 

 (In excellent humor — he'd just made a 



"fiver") : 

 "I'm twelve hours behind my appoint- 

 ments, I fear, 

 But I wish it was Christmas each day in 



the year." 



HELPFUL HINTS 



If milk is to be heated in a sauce pan, 

 rinse the pan with water and it will not 

 scorch so easily. 



In making fruit cake, pour half the 

 batter in the pan before adding the fruit, 

 and the fruit will not settle at the bottom 

 of the cake. 



Celery tops may be dried, rubbed 

 through a wire sieve and stored in a jar 

 to be used for flavoring for soups, gravies 

 and dressings. An excellent celery salt 

 may be made by mixing these finely pow- 

 dered leaves with equal parts of salt. 



Turnips, cabbage, cauliflower and onions 

 should always be cooked with the cover 

 off. The vegetables will have a milder 

 flavor, will be more easily digested and, 

 strange to say, will leave less odor in the 

 house than when cooked with the cover 

 on. 



A delicious jelly is made from equal 

 parts of quince, apple, and cranberry. 



For variety, in making cream of toma- 

 to soup, substitute minute tapioca for 

 flour. Add one half table.spoon to each 

 cup of milk, and cook in top of double 

 boiler for ton minutes. 



Salt often curdles milk. In preparing 

 cream sauces and gravies, add salt just 



before removing from fire. 



Save liquid from pickles and use in 

 salad in place of new vinegar. This gives 

 an interesting flavor. 



A plain lemon jelly left from dessert 

 may be cut into cubes and mixed with 

 fre.sh vegetables for a salad. This is 

 particularly good with shredded cabbage 

 and raw grated carrot. 



May E. Foley, 

 State Nutrition Specialist. 



Those who seek to regain lost health 

 need, most of all, a sense of proportion 

 and an appreciation of the real things in 

 life. Those who still possess health, 

 should adhere rigidly to regular habits of 

 living — to a frugal and simple diet, regu- 

 lar rent, recreation and sleep. This will 

 accomplish what can be gained by no 

 amount of curative medicine nor by en- 

 forced idleness, after health is lost. 



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